Book of the Month - AUGUST

LION GUARDS THE CAKE

by Ruth Paul

Hands up, who likes cake?

Do I see, you LOVE cake?

Then this book is for YOU!

Lion Guards the Cake by Ruth Paul is a beautiful and humorous read.

At times it is predicatable and there are some surprises too.

This is a fun and entertaining read for all.

Little by little, the cake slowly disappears with a swish, a scrape and a pawful too!

Oops! Where does the cake go?

What does Lion do next?

You will love this book for the play of words, the bold pictures and the mischief the animals create.

Oh and the cake looks exceptionally good too!

This is a new book in the BPS Library.

Diana Farfalla

Library manager

SAVE THE DATE!

BOOK WEEK IS COMING THIS MONTH

THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING TOO!

MONDAY 22nd - FRIDAY 26th AUGUST

BOOK DAY is WEDNESDAY 24th AUGUST!

On Book Day, DRESS-UP as your favourite book character!

You know we at BPS love DRESS-UP DAYS!

Start planning your Book Day Character Costume!

NAIDOC WEEK READING!

READING DURING THE WINTER BREAK!

During the Winter break, it was National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, NAIDOC from 03rd -10th July. I was inspired to read about our First People of Australia and their stories. Fables and folktales are an interesting visual understanding of story telling and a good insight of what once was and meaning behind traditions and customs.

This was an interesting read, ABORIGINAL FABLES AND LEGENDARY TALES by A. W. REED.

How did snakes become poisonous? Why are there black swans only in Australia? Aboriginal storytelling teaches us about the animal world and the spiritual bond shared between the Indigenous Australians and nature.

This is a new Teacher Resource book in the BPS Library.

I recommend this read to all Australians and to those who want to get close to our country.

VISIT. . . Premiers' Reading Challenge | Victorian Government

The VPRC 2022 is open!

You are still in time to join and take the Challenge!

You have the whole month of AUGUST to read your books!

I have registered all 580 students in the Challenge. So everyone can participate! They can start at any time!

The Challenge ends 01/09/2022! There is plenty of time to read, read and read!

Your teacher has your personal login and new password for 2022!

Last year’s details will NOT work!

Number of books you need to read:

Prep to Year 2

Number of books: 30
Number of books from the Challenge book list: 20 or more
Students in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 can read books by themselves or with someone else.

Year 3 to Year 6

Number of books: 15
Number of books from the Challenge book list: 10 or more

Happy Reading everyone and welcome to the Challenge!

THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA SHORTLISTED TITLES 2022!

Here is a list of recommended reads for you.

All these books are CBCA 2022 SHORTLISTED BOOKS!

All these NEW books are here in the library at BPS!

Your local bookshop is a good place too, to find these new books and to stay connected and keep up to date on the latest releases.

PICTURE STORY BOOKS

THE BOY AND THE ELEPHANT (wordless picture book) by Freya Blackwood

THE BOY WHO TRIED TO SHRINK HIS NAME by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira

JETTY JUMPING by Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville

STELLARPHANT by James Foley

WALK OF THE WHALES by Nick Bland

WINSTON AND THE INDOOR CAT (book of the month) by Leila Rudge

GREAT WHITE SHARK by Claire Saxby and ill. Cindy Lane

WALKING IN GAGADJU COUNTRY by Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and ill. Emma Long

WHEN THE WATERHOLE DRIES UP by Kaye Baillie. Illus. by Max Hamilton

WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR GRANDMA? by Ashleigh Barton. Illus. by Martina Heiduczek

AMIRA'S SUITCASE by Vikki Conley. Illus. by Nicky Johnston

BLUE FLOWER by Sonya Hartnett and Gabriel Evans

THE INHERITANCE by Armin Greder

JUST ONE BEE by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini. Illus. by Christopher Nielson

ICEBERG by Claire Saxby. Illus. by Jess Racklyeft

FICTION and NON FICTION

HUDA AND ME by H. Hayek

EXIT THROUGH THE BOOKSHOP by Maryam Master

A GLASSHOUSE OF STARS by Shirley Marr

THE DETECTIVE'S GUIDE TO OCEAN TRAVEL by Nicki Greenberg

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERCULIAR PAIRS IN NATURE (non fiction) by Sami Bayley

THE FIRST SCIENTISTS by Corey Tutt (non fiction)

RABBIT, SOLDIER, ANGEL, THIEF by Katrina Nannestad

BOOK OF CURIOUS BIRDS by Jennifer Cossins (non fiction)

HEROES, REBELS AND INNOVATORS by Karen Wyld. Illus. by Jaelyn Biumaiwai (non fiction)

Happy reading!

Diana Farfalla

Library manager

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